Unpopular Opinions - General Thread
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I had to look it up myself for specifics, but before I gathered from context that it was a menu style, I legitimately thought it referred to menus for ordering hamburgers.
https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/24/before-the-hamburger-button-kills-you/
https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/24/before-the-hamburger-button-kills-you/
Watched Star Wars Episode 8 last night.
I’ve watched them all now, at one point or another and I think, I can safely say, I don’t think Star Wars is good. The original ones from the 70’s are kinda fun adventure movies in space. Episode’s 1-3 are awful overly dramatic CGI-nightmares and the new movies are just, boring.
I’ve watched them all now, at one point or another and I think, I can safely say, I don’t think Star Wars is good. The original ones from the 70’s are kinda fun adventure movies in space. Episode’s 1-3 are awful overly dramatic CGI-nightmares and the new movies are just, boring.
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Not carbonite?
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I didn’t, that whole thing was dumb fan service. Luke wants **** to change, then realised that Star Wars is to dumb for nuance and so jumps back to a bad recreation of the opening battle from Empire (was it Hoff?) so he can quote Obiwan... l.a.m.e.
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I am with you on this unpopular opinion. While I think the movies are decent overall (and I can appreciate the pop-culture impact the movies have had) when you boil them down, they aren't that good.
I, for one, think that the wonderful John Williams soundtrack made a big deal in the success of the movies. Remove the famous music and you're left with something average.
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- TexRex72
I love David Lee Roth--saw him live twice more than twenty years apart--and I love the music produced by Van Halen while fronted by him...
...but I think the band produced better music while led by Sammy. There may be less quality work from that period than what preceeded it, but I think the best stuff from those years (the pinnacle of that work represented by For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge in its entirety, with a slight dip for Balance, and I suppose the earlier OU812 is...okay) is better than the best from the rest.
Probably not so unpopular...the subsequent Gary Cherone album was a step above absolute trash, its sole saving grace being "Fire In The Hole".
...but I think the band produced better music while led by Sammy. There may be less quality work from that period than what preceeded it, but I think the best stuff from those years (the pinnacle of that work represented by For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge in its entirety, with a slight dip for Balance, and I suppose the earlier OU812 is...okay) is better than the best from the rest.
Probably not so unpopular...the subsequent Gary Cherone album was a step above absolute trash, its sole saving grace being "Fire In The Hole".
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Thread revival...sorta!
Metallica of the late 1990's was best Metallica
Call me crazy, but the band just seemed to mesh well with one another on stage. Performances were tight, everyone had a lot of energy, and I really enjoyed how Newstead fit in with the group. Sure, they partied a little too much, but they were on top of the world, regardless of how well received Load and ReLoad were.
Of course, they're older now, but something just feels off about their shows now; some peice is missing. Maybe it's the energy, maybe they're slowing down physically, like I said, their old.
Still need to get a chance to see them live myself, though!
Metallica of the late 1990's was best Metallica
Call me crazy, but the band just seemed to mesh well with one another on stage. Performances were tight, everyone had a lot of energy, and I really enjoyed how Newstead fit in with the group. Sure, they partied a little too much, but they were on top of the world, regardless of how well received Load and ReLoad were.
Of course, they're older now, but something just feels off about their shows now; some peice is missing. Maybe it's the energy, maybe they're slowing down physically, like I said, their old.
Still need to get a chance to see them live myself, though!
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Just did a couple of months ago.
I downloaded some of their older live stuff and it was AMAZING how bad they were in the 80's compared to how tight they sound now.
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- Sarcasm is bad and should not be taken lightly.
- People who correct someone's grammar online should not be considered obsessed or demanding.
- Nickelback is better than a good majority of modern rock bands.
- Mobile games are not inherently bad or 'evil.'
- Japanese media (specifically games and animated shows because of the online hype they get) is not inherently better than their Western counterparts.
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I frequently engage in this behavior and do so with the intent to aid in others bettering themselves rather than to denigrate, so I'm inclined to agree.
I don't listen to modern rock bands and therefore don't have a basis for comparison, but I'm inclined to disagree.
They took all the goodwill for Canadia's music industry brought forth by Geddy, Alex and Neil, tossed it on the heap, buried it in feces and set it ablaze.
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Nickelback is very odd band in that with a few exceptions only their crappy stuff seems to get airplay, they actually have some pretty good stuff if you look further than their "hits". Granted I wouldn't go so far as them being better than most modern rock bands.
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They had a lot of good songs from that time. I recently purchased a few on iTunes.
I'm desperate to see a Metallica concert.Just did a couple of months ago.
I downloaded some of their older live stuff and it was AMAZING how bad they were in the 80's compared to how tight they sound now.
Don't mind that album actually. Bought two songs from it. Nice to see that they've stayed true to themselves amidst a time of change and dumb rappers Soundcloud rappers.
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"Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the Devil; for which reason I have, long since, as good as renounced it."What makes you think that?(if you don't mind me asking)
--Thomas Carlyle
Rather, as one who utilizes sarcasm frequently--some say too often--I much prefer:
"Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces."
--Rex Stout
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how about we call them way too pedantic for there own good. i mean it's not like were writing a english essay,
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It offends me that someone thinks Nickleback is good. It'd be like saying Creed is a good band.
Looking at their album sales, i would say that at least 11million people worldwide (based on their biggest selling album figures) think Nickleback are good. That's an awful lot of categorically wrong opinion.
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It offends me that someone thinks Nickleback is good. It'd be like saying Creed is a good band.
You're confusing quality with popularity to the Gangnamth degree.
I really don't care enough about either to have strong feelings against, as they're emblematic of a genre that I really paid no attention to (you can add Three Doors Down to that list), but it sure is fun to pick on them.
